Business process-oriented design of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for small and medium enterprises

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 3797-3811

  Quiescenti, M ^a   Bruccoleri, M ^a   La Commare, U ^a   Noto La Diega, S ^a   Perrone, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business process management; Business process modelling; Enterprise resource planning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PROCESS CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT; BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING; BUSINESS PROCESSES; MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 33746839616     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600688499     Document Type: Conference Paper

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